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Helicopters in Military Operations

Images featuring military helicopters in action, demonstrating their roles in air support, transport, and rescue missions.

US Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra Makes an Attack Run

West Virginia National Guards Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, Aeromedical Evacuation Company (MEDEVAC), received its first of six new HH-60M Mike model Black Hawk helicopters at the Army Aviation Support Facility 1, Wood County Airport (KPKB), Williamstown, West Virginia, April 12, 2022. Built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the US Army, the HH-60M-model is specifically designed to provide aerial medical support and ambulatory patient transport services under difficult weather conditions, during day and night.

050124-N-7586B-278. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: Disaster relief site

050406-N-8629M-117. Base: Nias State: Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN)

An aircrew with the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, takes part in Army modernization efforts at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 4, 2022, by operationally testing the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest helicopter introduced into the Armys inventory, the UH-60V began fielding to the 106th in 2021 following the units selection as the Armys first unit to be equipped with the new Black Hawk. According to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel with the 106th were at Fort McCoy operationally testing the UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter July 28 to Aug. 5, 2022. The 106th completed their testing operations from the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. Victor model testing completes a 24-month process from conception to reality for the Illinois Guard unit, U.S. Army Operational Test Command officials said.

020516-M-0175R-001. Base: Macon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron, 69th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Army Green Beret Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, participate in a group exercise at Minot, North Dakota, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise involved convoy operations and testing the interoperability of the participating forces.

Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, G.A., conduct a training flight over Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 20, 2022.The training provided soldiers with additional flight hours as well as an opportunity to view the depot from a birds eye view.

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches takes off after refueling on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Jan. 5, 2023. The fuel used to refuel was taken from a hot defuel from a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise. Hot defueling is conducted when fuel is offloaded from an aircraft while the engines are running.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040414-F-7823A-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-11649. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040318-F-3488S-129. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Pair of Mi-24P attack helicopters of Russian Air Force.

Members of the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion transport an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to Bethel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 11, 2022, for their annual training this spring.

Marines race toward CH-53E helicopters for extraction after destroying the arms cache of smugglers on the island. The helicopter raid was a normal training exercise for the Marines, who are part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Ko Samea San Island Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22B Ospreys on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains

Four US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron Four Six Two (HMM-462), fly in formation over Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, lands at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8th, 2022, during Operation Northern Strike. Northern Strike provides Soldiers with a place to train and test their ability to rapidly deploy, set the theater and provide timely support in a decisive action environment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - "Astronauts" were safely and successfully recovered from a "downed" Space Shuttle in a Mode VII contingency simulation led by Don Hammel, NASA Landing and Recovery Director. KSC Fire/Rescue and Emergency Medical workers, along with Johnson Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base personnel, participated in the drill. Mode simulations are held periodically at KSC to ensure contingency response forces are well prepared to respond to a wide variety of potential emergency situations.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

970211-M-0023H-029. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-72 Lakota helicopter prepares to land during the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 14, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks and battle drills, including performing a hot-cold litter carry.

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion conduct an airborne jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Stringer Drop Zone in Dahlonega, Ga., Jan. 2, 2024. The annual training event gives Rangers an opportunity to become proficient paratroopers while giving the local community a chance to see Rangers train in the Dahlonega area. Army Reserve

An HH-60 Pave Hawk commanded by Maj. Howard Palmer, aircraft commander, flew in from the 512th Rescue Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base into a 344th Training Squadron landing zone July 21, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, after completing a flyover for the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony here. Students, instructors and staff members across the 37th Training Wing interacted with the aircrew and checked out the airframe. The 344th Training Squadron routinely requests various airframes to visit in order to give students in technical training, who will eventually interact or work on these airframes, an opportunity to see them.

Col. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands an AH-64E Apache helicopter near The Dalles, Ore. on Jul. 11, 2022. This was the final flight for Col. Finison as the brigade commander.

An Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, lower left, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., heads out to the Utah Test and Training Range with a formation of Army AH-64 Apache helicopters during a combat search and rescue (CSAR) integration exercise in Sandy, Utah, May 3, 2007. The exercise helps expand the expertise and integration with Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon Striker assets, and Special Operations Forces in conducting extensive joint combat search and rescue operations.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion arrives at a landing zone during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for live-hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Members of the unit regularly complete training operations at Fort McCoy, and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year. This training included hoisting up simulated victims treading water with a basket into the helicopter. The unit completed the training for three hours at the lake on June 7 and Wisconsin National Guard troops complete their annual training at Fort McCoy for 2022.

DF-ST-87-09576. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to Bravo Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, prepares to land at Bunker Drop Zone in Grafenwoehr, Germany to pick up Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, April 27, 2022. 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Chinooks executed a paradrop training exercise of over 200 Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

KATY, Texas (Aug. 31, 2017) Aviation Warfare Specialist Senior Chief Phillip Freer, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, guides a forklift loading a pallet of water onto a U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon for Hurricane Harvey relief support at Katy, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and destruction to the region. U.S. military assets supported FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo accompanies President Trump to a demilitarized zone at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea on June 30, 2019.

DA-SC-85-13307. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A V-22B Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps.

An HH-60 Pavehawk carrying members from the 33rd Rescue Squadron take-off for mainland Japan to assist in search and rescue, here at Kadena Air Base, March 13. Along with 33rd RQS members, 100 plus Kadena members will be providing medical attention and assistance with restoring electric power in support of disaster relief subsequent Fridays earthquake and tsunami.

Bulgarian Air Force Mi-17 taking water with Bambi Bucket.

A US Army AH-64 Apache Attach Helicopter moves up to check out an enemy, Russian made MT-LB Tracked Rocker launcher; during ASCIET (All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Test) training; held at the US Army's Training and Support Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade takes off in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 8, 2022. The aircraft was shuttling the multi-national infantry force as part of a field training exercise during Super Garuda Shield 22. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

Firefighters hanging a 5000-liter water tank under a CH-53 helicopter of the German armed forces, during an exercise, Laupheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

DA-ST-88-05985. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Secretary of Defense William J. Perry boards a UH-60 helicopter for an Observation Post site. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

This week the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division Participated in the Rotor 23' joint exercise along with the Polish 25th Air Calvary Brigade. The activity was designed to strengthen air movement interoperability between the two countries. During the exercise, our CH-47 Chinooks flew alongside Polish Mi-17 and Mi-8 Helicopters from 25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej. As we continue to train alongside our NATO partners and allies, we grow Stronger Together (Photos By: Grzegorz Czaplicki)

An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, hovers as Airmen perform a rescue demonstration during Red Flag-Alaska 15-3 Aug. 17, 2015, at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The demonstration was for the Executive Observer Program, which is designed to present Pacific Air Forces premier multinational large force employment exercise while building partnerships with senior airpower leaders from the global community.

Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward Command Element load onto a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter preparing to depart to Sendai, Japan from Yokota Air Base, March 14, 2011. III MEF personnel were travelling to Sendai to coordinate with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force to assist the Japanese government in relief and recovery operations after an earthquake and tsunami struck the region.

A 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53H Pave Low III helicopter flies over the Florida panhandle during combat control operations. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a raid course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training Group led training and evaluation event focused on combining elements of the MAGTFduring the initial training phases of the 26th Marine Expeditionary UnitPre-deployment training program.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom (left) and an AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for flight during Korean Marine Exchange Program 24.1, at USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Feb. 26, 2024. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines. Marine Corps

An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for live-hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Members of the unit regularly complete training operations at Fort McCoy, and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year. This training included hoisting up simulated victims treading water with a basket into the helicopter. The unit completed the training for three hours at the lake on June 7 and Wisconsin National Guard troops complete their annual training at Fort McCoy for 2022.

An aircrew with the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, takes part in Army modernization efforts at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 4, 2022, by operationally testing the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest helicopter introduced into the Armys inventory, the UH-60V began fielding to the 106th in 2021 following the units selection as the Armys first unit to be equipped with the new Black Hawk. According to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel with the 106th were at Fort McCoy operationally testing the UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter July 28 to Aug. 5, 2022. The 106th completed their testing operations from the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. Victor model testing completes a 24-month process from conception to reality for the Illinois Guard unit, U.S. Army Operational Test Command officials said.

Corporal (CPL) Douglas Aleman, Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment looks on as a CH-46 Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM 262) lands to pick up evacuees from a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO), in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Eighth Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson served as the keynote speaker Sept. 22, 2022, at DX Korea 2022 in Goyang, South Korea. The Defense & Security Expo Korea is a week-long land forces exposition where the latest combat equipment is displayed. The expo is at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). Burleson discussed what the future looks like for land forces and what is required to be successful in future ground combat operations. He stressed the never-ending need to maintain readiness through training. The general and staff got to tour the expo. The event also featured a variety of Eighth Army assets to include UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, a AH-64 Apache, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a Stryker and Paladin 155mm Howitzer. The expo continues through Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-6. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Israeli Air Force CH-53 Yasur 2025 on an early morning mission.

Polish Soldiers of the 18th Mechanized Division tour a 1st Air Cavalry Brigade AH-64 Apache during Combined Resolve 17 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 25, 2022. Combined Resolve 17 is a United States Army Europe and Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment. The exercise features approximately 4,800 Soldiers from Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, and the United States.

Spanish Navy NH-500 at Rota Naval Air Station, Spain.

Members of the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion transport an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to Bethel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 11, 2022, for their annual training this spring.

Medical personnel from the 41st Air Rescue Squadron and local Dade County medical personnel transport a patient to an HH-3E Jolly Green giant helicopter at a field hospital. Base: New Cutter Ridge State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers, 237th Brigade Support Battalion, Cleveland, Ohio, prepare to lift a load containing IV fluids while conducting a sling load mission at the Camp Grayling Parade Field, Grayling, Mich., Aug 14, 2022 during exercise Northern Strike 22-2. Northern Strike is designed to challenge approximately 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers jump out of a UH-60 Blackhawk, while fellow Soldiers swim to shore, as part of a Helocast event at Mott Lake at the 2019 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 27, 2019. This years Best Warrior Competition will determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Beau Rollie, 6-6 Air Cavalry Squadron commander, conducts his final flight as the 6-6 Squadron Commander on Fort Drum, NY Jun. 22, 2022. Lt. Col. Rollie was recieved by Cavalry Soldiers after he landed.

Eighth Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson served as the keynote speaker Sept. 22, 2022, at DX Korea 2022 in Goyang, South Korea. The Defense & Security Expo Korea is a week-long land forces exposition where the latest combat equipment is displayed. The expo is at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). Burleson discussed what the future looks like for land forces and what is required to be successful in future ground combat operations. He stressed the never-ending need to maintain readiness through training. The general and staff got to tour the expo. The event also featured a variety of Eighth Army assets to include UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, a AH-64 Apache, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a Stryker and Paladin 155mm Howitzer. The expo continues through Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Members of the Young Presidents Organizations Pennsylvania Chapter debark a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter following a flight during a Bosslift event at Fort Indiantown Gap on Sept. 19, 2022. The event was supported by Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms and maneuver across multiple domains.

DM-ST-86-08377. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aircrew with the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, takes part in Army modernization efforts at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 4, 2022, by operationally testing the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest helicopter introduced into the Armys inventory, the UH-60V began fielding to the 106th in 2021 following the units selection as the Armys first unit to be equipped with the new Black Hawk. According to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel with the 106th were at Fort McCoy operationally testing the UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter July 28 to Aug. 5, 2022. The 106th completed their testing operations from the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. Victor model testing completes a 24-month process from conception to reality for the Illinois Guard unit, U.S. Army Operational Test Command officials said.

020612-F-8425S-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-Center, swiftly departs the flight line during dusk, Jan. 11. The 1st ACB conducts aviation operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in support of U.S. and Iraqi forces.

230326-N-YD731-1363 ADRIATIC SEA (March 26, 2023) MH-60S Nighthawk helicopters, attached to helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, fly over Naples, Italy, March 26, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guards 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment conduct air assault training with Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 2022. The instructors for the training exercise were from the Sabalauski Air Assault School of Fort Campbell, K.Y.

Museum Exhibit of Combat Helicopters. Military Hill. Museum of Temryuk. Translation of the inscription on the exhibits do not get involved. On the Other Inscriptions: Defend Our Homeland

Florida National Guardsmen with the 1-111th Aviation Battalion, B Company, approach the 2022 Special Olympics in Orlando, Fla., June 5, 2022. Three helicopter crews were part of the opening ceremony as they flew over the stadium during the presentation of the National Anthem. FL Guardsmen are dedicated to serving their community not only in times of distress but also joining them in celebration. With a lot of things as citizen soldiers of the Florida National Guard we like to contribute to our local communities, not just in hurricanes and fire fighting, but in events like this to show that we are there for them 100% of the time. Whether that's aviation or ground forces, we are always there and always ready, said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Vern Pritchard, CH-47F Instructor Pilot with the 1-111th.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-28. Hurricane Katrina

Police action during the G-8 summit, Rostock, Heiligendamm, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Members of Georgia Special Operations Forces utilize a Georgian UH-1 Iroquois helicopter to move onto a training objective during Noble Partner 22 at Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2022. The Noble Partner 22 exercise consists of 2,400 military personnel from 21 countries and is designed to enhance Georgian, regional ally, partner, and U.S. forces' readiness.

Infographic of the Boeing AH-64 Apache, the main advanced combat helicopter of the United States Army. Adobe InDesign (.indd); 5000x3139.

Coast Guard on Scene Damages - 26-HK-82-51. CG On Scene Damages--military helicopter hovering over sand bags and vehicles, dated 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina

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